There is no reason for Manafort to be transported to Rikers. He was convicted in Federal Court, and should be allowed to stay where he is, or be detained at a Federal prison like The Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn. I’m glad somebody got on top of this. This was a deliberate move by the Democrat slugs in NY City, to have control over Manafort for the next phase of his legal hearings. Cyrus Vance is the same puke to refused to initially prosecute Weinstein, after having received a payment to his political coffers from Weinstein’s attorney.
Dems have been trying to kill him
If Vance is a USA and known scumbag why didn’t Sessions or for sure Barr just fire the prick?
I am horrified that no one is horrified over the Manafort case.
Ten million dollars in bail for a white collar crime revoked. What happened to the Eighth Amendment?
Some flight risk; like he could make a move that the media would miss.
Ten million for violating a little known, rarely enforced statute routinely violated by half of K Street with impunity.
An early morning no knock raid, terrorizing Manafort and his entirely innocent wife who was frisked in her nightgown.
Manafort and his attorneys were fully cooperating with the persecution. There was no legit cause for the raid.
Twenty three hours a day in solitary without so much as a newspaper. A treat generally reserved for violent criminals deemed too dangerous to mingle with the general population of violent criminals.
But, that was just not sufficient punishment for the high crime of refusing to make sh*t up about President Trump. Manafort had to be given the death penalty.
Thank gawd we have a real AG who stopped this despicable persecution.
These are Putinesque tactics.
I will stipulate that Manafort is not the most sympathetic player on the board. And, he probably broke the law. He belongs at Camp Cupcake, not in The Hole.
How is it that we are not full of outrage over this? And terrified that our government has gotten so out of control?